Events Manager

**Events Manager**

**Job ID**
- 200732

**Posted**
- 08-Jan-2025

**Service line**
- GWS Segment

**Role type**
- Full-time

**Areas of Interest**

Administrative, Customer Service, Facilities Management

**Location(s)**

Melbourne - Victoria - Australia

**Position based on site but there is flexibility offered to work 1 day from home.**

**Rewarding environment with highly collaborative team.**

**This role will have 2 direct reports.**
- CBRE is the world's leading and largest commercial real estate services and investment firm; a growing and visionary organisation, comprised of the best and brightest professionals. We are invested in the development and unique needs of our diverse employees and strive to create an inclusive environment that allows our employee to bring their full selves to work.
- Snapshot of your day:

- Responsible for the planning, leadership, strategic direction and implementation of all corporate functions and events within the Account, delivering a best in class / 5 star offering.
- Create and chair event planning meetings, implementing a run-sheet per event capturing all areas required. Having good knowledge of site operations, encourage active improvements & provide feedback to requestors ensuring communication is a focus, for easing of requestor confidence towards event delivery.
- Ensuring that all key client events are accommodated in the workplace with appropriate vendors communicated and briefed accordingly.
- Co-ordinate any catering, audio visual and equipment requirements requested by the client and inform AV and catering team of any urgent last-minute requests.
- Develop and maintain and system to actively seek and provide proactive feedback relating to corporate functions or events in areas such as; customer satisfaction, cost control, work scope, innovative improvements and any additional services; Ensuring requestor/client issues are dealt with effectively at the appropriate level.
- Responsible for ensuring all associated department costs are invoiced correctly and in-full, achieving approvals prior to any service being rendered with accurate quotations and costings. Management of all costings relative to each individual event or function, ensuring that all expenses are invoiced, receipted and paid within timeframes as required.
- Regular reporting for all event management operations including financials, health and safety.
- Manage meeting room bookings, central reservations inboxBe available to work a rotating shift with team members between the hours of 7.30am to 6pm to also be on call for any early or late events when required.- A minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience within the industry in a similar position and premium environment.
- Strong food and beverage knowledge; level of experience in the field desired.
- Thoroughness and attention to detail is essential; consistent high quality of service required.
- Self-Motivated with Strong organizational and time management skills required.
- Strong verbal/written communication skills and excellent personal management level presentation.
- Experience in a Corporate/Social & Hotel executive functions environment in Events Management.
- Understanding of Audio Visual, IT capabilities and catering requirements.

**Why work for CBRE?**
- People are the foundation upon which our success is built. Our company is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. Our people are free to expand their skills and knowledge to drive their careers and reach their full potential.
- We value flexibility and our people work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing, development, and performance. Apart of a rewarding career with great developmental opportunities within GWS and across other areas of CBRE, our people benefit from a range of educational, financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits and programs, corporate partnerships, and discounts, CBRE Cares Foundation, competitive leave offerings and paid volunteer days.